# United Kingdom IT: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom IT: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2017) () was 309.0 £m in 2017, down 25.5% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 244.0 £m (2015) to 857.0 £m (2012), averaging 517.2 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RLLT.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-INVTRUSTS`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (55 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/it-bal-government-securities-gilts-sterling-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 309.0 £m |
| 2016 | 415.0 £m |
| 2015 | 244.0 £m |
| 2014 | 302.0 £m |
| 2013 | 487.0 £m |
| 2012 | 857.0 £m |
| 2011 | 681.0 £m |
| 2010 | 466.0 £m |
| 2009 | 585.0 £m |
| 2008 | 628.0 £m |
| 2007 | 715.0 £m |
| 2006 | 533.0 £m |
| 2005 | 768.0 £m |
| 2004 | 466.0 £m |
| 2003 | 302.0 £m |
| 2002 | 470.0 £m |
| 2001 | 645.0 £m |
| 2000 | 821.0 £m |
| 1999 | 1,217.0 £m |
| 1998 | 814.0 £m |
| 1997 | 1,264.0 £m |
| 1996 | 1,422.0 £m |
| 1995 | 1,194.0 £m |
| 1994 | 2,490.0 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RLLT.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-INVTRUSTS"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RLLT.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-INVTRUSTS",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```